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... rectangular system of intersecting walkways of brick masonry . At the river end these are raised to form a rectangular grid , three units wide ( parallel to the river ) and two units deep , which crosses sunken sections that vary in ...
... rectangular system of intersecting walkways of brick masonry . At the river end these are raised to form a rectangular grid , three units wide ( parallel to the river ) and two units deep , which crosses sunken sections that vary in ...
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... rectangular vault with ' downdrawn ' corners derived from Bengali roofs . Where the decoration of the vaults is preserved , it shows patterns similar to those in the southern tahkhana . At the riverfront are wells which provided water ...
... rectangular vault with ' downdrawn ' corners derived from Bengali roofs . Where the decoration of the vaults is preserved , it shows patterns similar to those in the southern tahkhana . At the riverfront are wells which provided water ...
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... rectangular in plan while the ones on the chamfers are half - octagonal [ 227 ] . In line with the principles of hierarchy and uniformity of shapes , these ' sub - pishtaqs ' are smaller and simplified versions of their larger ...
... rectangular in plan while the ones on the chamfers are half - octagonal [ 227 ] . In line with the principles of hierarchy and uniformity of shapes , these ' sub - pishtaqs ' are smaller and simplified versions of their larger ...
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The Mughal garden its buildings and its ownership | 24 |
The construction of the Taj Mahal 82 Conservation and future 250 | 85 |
The architects of the Taj Mahal 89 Map of Mughal India 255 | 97 |
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Agra Agra fort Akbar architecture artist Aurangzeb Babur Bagh-i bazaar and caravanserai bazaar street Begam Begley and Desai blossoms British building built Burj caravanserai caravanserai complex cenotaph central centre century chahar bagh chhatris Company drawing corner court courtyard Curzon dados Dara Shikoh decoration Delhi Diwan-i dome emperor Fatehpuri flanked flowers funerary gate hall hasht bihisht historians hujra imperial India inlaid inscriptions Islamic Itimad-ud-Daula Jahanara Jahangir Jilaukhana Kalim Khan-i Khawasspuras Mahal complex Masjid mausoleum Mihman Khana minarets monument mosque Mughal Muhammad Mumtaz Mahal Muslim niches Nur Jahan octagonal ornament Padshahnama palace pattern pavilion Persian Photograph taken pietra dura pishtaq plant platform Qur'an Raja Rauza rectangular red sandstone river riverfront garden riverfront terrace rooms sawar Shah Jahan Shah Nawaz Khan side Sil Chand stone subsidiary tomb tahkhana Taj Mahal tomb chamber tomb garden towers trans vases vaults verandah walkways wall white marble Yamuna zira